When I grow up

I worked today so Elye spent the day with her best buddy, Mimi.  Mimi has been watching her on my work days since she was born so they have a pretty special relationship.  Today Mimi said they were swinging on the porch swing talking.  Elye started talking about what she wanted to be when she grew up.  It went like this. . .  A rockstar, a dentist, a doctor, oh, and a macdonalds girl.

Happy Anniversary

The girls and I took my mom and dad downtown for their anniversary.  We listened to some good music, stopped at the candy store, and Elye talked Mimi and Papoo into getting her some cowgirl boots.  Downtown was packed, as usual, and we loved showing off the town to Mimi and Papoo.

Williamson County Fair

We always go to the Williamson County Fair every year and this year was one of the first years it wasn't miserably hot.  The girls always love going through the kiddie farm area.   This year we watched the BMX show and the diving/jumping dog show.  Elye loved the roller coaster!  

Atlanta

This summer Larry had a weeklong workshop in Atlanta so the girls and I tagged along for a good time.  

First stop-Varsity

Elye's favorite was Marta. 

 The girls absolutely loved the Children's Museum.  Reesi had her new camera with her so we took a ton of pictures. 

 The Coca-Cola Museum

 We saw a play at the Center of Puppetry Arts and then the girls made their own puppets.  

 We had dinner one night at Shaun and Holly's, friends that moved way too far away!

Duck Dynasty

Apparently, Duck Dynasty is a big deal with the fourth graders at Reesi's school.  She loves it.  We needed a babysitter a couple Saturday nights ago and asked Meemaw if she could do it.  She said Willie from Duck Dynasty was speaking and she would take the girls.  Reesi freaked out, jumping up and down, singing, and screaming.  She also invited Grace and Lyla without asking Meemaw.  Meemaw is a big pushover so Saturday night Meemaw loaded up her car with four girls and headed to her Willie speak.  Elye wasn't too impressed with the speech, but Reesi loved it.  Meemaw is the best!

Navarre

We got to Navarre late afternoon on Saturday and the girls went straight to the pool.  Reesi worked her surfing skills each day.  By the end of the trip she could surf on the surf board all the way across the length of the pool.  While in Navarre we hit our local favorites, East River Barbeque and Helenbacks.  We also had brunch at a new favorite, forgot the name, in Pensacola.  We went to Fort Pickens,   Monsters U, and reesi's favorite Sea Shell City.  We also stopped to buy 5 dozen oysters for jeff to cook.  My favorite was when Larry proceded to turn the box sideways to fit in the floorboard of my car, spilling oyster juice all in the floorboard.  My car smelled lovely for the rest of the week.

 Fort Pickens

 Oyster Cracking is no fun

 Between her braids and the tangles in the hair she could pass for a hippie.

 Dinner on the beach!

 Arm wrestling contests!  For the record, I beat Lesli.

 You can't tell but they wrote I love mom and dad in the sand and surprised us. 

 Fish Market!  They scored some free ice cream from a nice old man.  

Finally going home!  Elye was so ready.  She was also sick.  She just stared out the window the whole trip and then took a two hour nap.